![]() Bilbao la Vieja covered on El Gráfico, July 1924. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Antonio Alfredo Bilbao la Vieja y Rosende Mitre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | January 6, 1980. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antonio Bilbao La Vieja (1892–1980) was an Argentine architect and rugby union footballer. He spent his entire sports career at San Isidro [1] [2] and served as the Argentina national team in 1927. [3]
Antonio Bilbao was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Antonio Gervasio Bilbao and Edelmira Felisa Rosende Mitre, of Creoles origin. His distant ancestors hailed from La Rioja, Spain. [4] He achieved prominence as an Argentine architect, undertaking his first project to construct a significant neighborhood park in La Tablada, Greater Buenos Aires. [5] Bilbao held the position of Assistant Professor of Architecture Theory at the University of Buenos Aires. [6] He was also a member of the Scientific Society Argentina. [7]
Bilbao embarked on his sports journey as a player for Estudiantes de La Plata. Subsequently, he joined San Isidro, where he held the roles of captain and coach for the club. [8] Additionally, he assumed the position of head coach for the Argentina national rugby union team. [9]
During the 1950s, Bilbao actively participated as a member of the executive committee of the Argentine Rugby Union. [10]
All of these victories were achieved with Club Atlético San Isidro:
![]() Bilbao la Vieja covered on El Gráfico, July 1924. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Birth name | Antonio Alfredo Bilbao la Vieja y Rosende Mitre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | January 6, 1980. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Buenos Aires, Argentina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Antonio Bilbao La Vieja (1892–1980) was an Argentine architect and rugby union footballer. He spent his entire sports career at San Isidro [1] [2] and served as the Argentina national team in 1927. [3]
Antonio Bilbao was born in Buenos Aires, the son of Antonio Gervasio Bilbao and Edelmira Felisa Rosende Mitre, of Creoles origin. His distant ancestors hailed from La Rioja, Spain. [4] He achieved prominence as an Argentine architect, undertaking his first project to construct a significant neighborhood park in La Tablada, Greater Buenos Aires. [5] Bilbao held the position of Assistant Professor of Architecture Theory at the University of Buenos Aires. [6] He was also a member of the Scientific Society Argentina. [7]
Bilbao embarked on his sports journey as a player for Estudiantes de La Plata. Subsequently, he joined San Isidro, where he held the roles of captain and coach for the club. [8] Additionally, he assumed the position of head coach for the Argentina national rugby union team. [9]
During the 1950s, Bilbao actively participated as a member of the executive committee of the Argentine Rugby Union. [10]
All of these victories were achieved with Club Atlético San Isidro: